Last month, the City of Wiggins received a $1.25 million grant from MDOT for a downtown boardwalk. The grant was first reported by the Stone County Enterprise. The boardwalk will run from the base of Pine Avenue extending to Stone High School. The purpose of this is to create more foot traffic in the area to promote economic development, but…
Patrick Moates and special guest Verizon’s Winnie Wright take a closer look at different Verizon products you can use to enhance your March Madness or game experience.
Mandy takes you through creating a DIY air freshener using a recycled glass jar.
Fulton native and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Derek Abbott was laid to rest on Sunday. CW4 Abbott was in D Company of the 2nd Battalion, 151st Lakota Medical Evacuation Unit based in Tupelo. His military service was recognized with medals and honors. A graveside service followed at Itawamba Memorial Gardens for the flag presentation and TAPs. Derek Abbott is survived…
Merit Health Biloxi is now accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians for Geriatric Emergency Care. The emergency department’s health care team received additional training to recognize often misdiagnosed, underlying illnesses. Merit Health is the only hospital here on the Coast with the accreditation, offering an in-house geriatric behavioral health unit enabling additional treatment options without the need for…
The next Breakfast with the Mayor is happening on March 26 in Biloxi. Doors will open at 7:30 AM and the program begins at 8 in Merit Health Biloxi’s cafeteria. Attendees will hear updates from Mayor FoFo Gilich, outstanding Biloxi police officers and firefighters will be recognized there as well. Categories: Local News, News Tags: biloxi, Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich,…
Friends, family, fellow soldiers, and the community gathered in Fulton, Mississippi to pay their respects to Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Andrew Zemek. You may recall, e was one of two service members killed in a helicopter in Booneville last month. The community gathered to honor and bid farewell to a fallen Army aviator. His name was Bryan…
The Biloxi City Council will hear an appeal from Black Spring Break organizers after the Biloxi Special Events Committee rejected their request to use a lot in the city for upcoming events. The committee denied the group’s request to use the Shular lot, citing parking and security concerns. The appeal will be heard this afternoon in a public hearing format…
Surface high pressure in the region will lend to a cool but pretty spectacular day. Moving into the overnight period, surface high will be right along the AL and FL panhandles. This, along with strong radiational cooling from light winds and clear skies, would lead to cool temps. However, upper level high pressure will already be moving in from the…
The upper level disturbance that brought the most recent cold front through the region is now east of the Appalachian Mountains and headed to the Atlantic Ocean. Surface high following this system is currently near the ArkLaTex and will continue south to the northern Gulf Coast this evening. This will lend to a cool but pretty spectacular day. Moving into…
Breezy & cold conditions are here for the beginning of the week. A Freeze Warning is in effect until 9 AM Tuesday morning due to the potential for temperatures to drop to the freezing mark inland. Tuesday will not be all that warm with afternoon temperatures ten degrees or so below average. Wednesday morning may provide for a frost for…
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral has built an altar to celebrate St. Joseph’s Day on Tuesday. The cathedral is allowing Christians from all over the Southeast to come and witness the Italian tradition that is not carried out in their area. St. Joseph, of Sicily, Italy, has been honored around the world for centuries, culminating in a…
The city of Pass Christian will hold its board of aldermen meeting on Tuesday. The meeting is to discuss a variety of topics for the upcoming year. One of the topics of discussion will be the implementation of restrictions on food trucks and vendors for future Mardi Gras parades to promote safety and ease for residents once the parade is…
The United States Navy completed a clean-up operation following a discharge of 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel from NCBC Gulfport’s microgrid system last week. The spill happened on March 9, prompting cleanup efforts from contractors trained in oil spill removal. Members of the Navy on-scene coordinator program arrived on the scene March 11, leading remediation and restoration efforts. They also…
Senior banners are going up on Lucedale’s Main Street. Families now have a chance to celebrate their senior’s big achievement! The banners will line Main Street throughout the 2023 – 2024 graduation period. Anyone who buys a banner will also be able to keep it after graduation. All profits from the banners go to the Arts Committee of the George…
When asked what his wish was, Weston Brown said he just wanted to fish. Make-A-Wish called up three mayors who knew the best fishing spot, and the coast was happy to welcome Weston. “This family could have asked to go to Disney World, Hawaii, some of these other things, ” said Biloxi Mayor “Fofo” Gilich, “but it was very cool…
Skies have cleared out and elevated northerly winds have taken shape behind a cold front. Breezy conditions remain for some of the evening. This will be a late-season cold blast for our area given that the growing season is mostly underway. A Freeze Warning is in effect from 2 AM until 9 AM Tuesday morning for Pearl River, Stone, and…
GULFPORT, MS – 3/18/24 – The Humane Society of South Mississippi has received a $25,000 grant from PetSmart Charities® to help prepare more pets in Harrison County for adoption. Some four million pets find themselves in U.S. shelters each year. In partnership with PetSmart Charities, the Humane Society of South Mississippi will bring adoptable pets to two PetSmart locations in…
We’re joined in studio by Traci Barrientos and Lauren Houston to tell us about an open house planned for Tuesday. The open house runs from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Lighthouse Academy located at 2436 W. Commerce Street, Ocean Springs. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia, Open House
A new hotel development was announced for the city of Waveland.A 110-room dual brand hotel is planned for Waveland, the Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission announced today. Marriott Hotels will bring the $16 million development of Fairfield and TownePlace Suites brands to the city. The hotel, the first in two decades to come to Waveland, will sit at the…
A wood pellet company with a plant in George County and another planned in Stone County has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Enviva filed for chapter 11 last week after announcing its intention to cut about $1 billion of debt by restructuring agreements with creditors, including those who have invested heavily in new facilities. The company owes $780 million to…
The cooler, drier air has been slow to arrive, with dew points only now starting to drop over southwest Mississippi. The local area will be under a northwesterly upper flow, if only briefly. Surface high pressure currently over the Dakotas will dive southward and be centered near the Louisiana coast by sunset Tuesday. As the drier air arrives today, clouds should…
On a sunny spring day, little kids and big trucks was a recipe for success in Long Beach Saturday. The community turned out in full force for the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce’s annual Touch-a-Truck event at the Long Beach Harbor. More than 40 vehicles from a Mardi Gras float to a fire truck engine were parked at the harbor…
Beau Rivage celebrated its 25th anniversary this weekend in magnificent fashion with a drone show. The show happened Saturday night and was visible along Beach Boulevard. Crowds of residents were parked along the beach to catch a glimpse of the lights in the sky. Categories: Local News, News Tags: 25 anniversary, beau rivage